न एव तस्य कृतॆन अर्थः न अकृतॆन इह कश्चन ।
न च अस्य सर्वभूतॆषु कश्चित् अर्थ व्यपाश्रयः ॥ ३.१८ ॥
ನ ಏವ ತಸ್ಯ ಕೃತೇನ ಅರ್ಥಃ ನ ಅಕೃತೇನ ಇಹ ಕಶ್ಚನ |
ನ ಚ ಅಸ್ಯ ಸರ್ವಭೂತೇಷು ಕಶ್ಚಿತ್ ಅರ್ಥ ವ್ಯಪಾಶ್ರಯಃ || ೩.೧೮ ||
na Eva tasya kRutEna arthaH na akRutEna iha kashchana |
na cha asya sarvabhUtEShu kashchit artha vyapAshrayaH || 3.18 ||
For him (who is absorbed in intense meditation) there is no purpose to gain by performance (any sacred acts such as yajnas); nor anything to fear from omission; nor is there in the midst of all beings any one that serves any purpose of his.